Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/kiˈtʃusi/
English: Eave; small roof edge.
Maji yalidondoka kutoka kwenye kichusi.
Water dripped from the eave.
/ˈkitʃwa/
English: Head (part of the body).
Alijeruhiwa kichwani.
He was injured on the head.
/ˈkitʃwa/
English: A leader; an expert.
Yeye ndiye kichwa cha idara hiyo.
He is the head of that department.
/ˈkitʃwa/
English: Topic, headline, or main part.
Walijadili kichwa cha makala.
They discussed the topic of the article.
/ˈkitʃwa/
English: The front of a train or cab of a lorry.
Dereva alikaa kwenye kichwa cha lori.
The driver sat in the cab of the lorry.
/kitʃwaˈmaji/
English: Fool; idiot.
Walimwita kichwamaji kwa kutokujua.
They called him a fool for his ignorance.
/kitʃwaŋˈɡomba/
English: Head over heels; headfirst.
Alidondoka kichwangomba.
He fell headfirst.
/kiˈdabwa/
English: Heavy drinker; alcoholic.
Anajulikana kijijini kama kidabwa.
He is known in the village as a heavy drinker.
/kiˈdatʃi/
English: German language.
Anaongea Kidachi vizuri.
He speaks German well.
/kiˈdadisi/
English: Questionnaire.
Walijaza kidadisi cha utafiti.
They filled in the research questionnaire.
/kiˈdafu/
English: A generation, an era.
Hii ni changamoto ya kidafu kipya.
This is a challenge of a new generation.
/kiˈdaɡa/
English: Very young coconut shoot.
Walipika kidaga kwa mboga.
They cooked the young coconut shoot as a vegetable.
/kiˈdahizo/
English: Headword in a dictionary.
Neno hili limeandikwa kama kidahizo.
This word is written as a headword.
/kiˈdahizo/
English: A tale with a moral lesson.
Bibi alisimulia kidahizo chenye mafunzo.
Grandma told a tale with a moral lesson.
/kiˈdaka/
English: Very young coconut or mango.
Tulikula kidaka cha nazi kikiwa kibichi.
We ate a very young coconut while it was still tender.
/kidakaˈtoŋɡe/
English: The uvula.
Aligongwa kidakatonge alipokohoa sana.
His uvula was affected when he coughed too much.
/kidaˈkizo/
English: Obstacle, hindrance.
Kidakizo kikubwa kwa mradi ni ukosefu wa fedha.
The biggest obstacle to the project is lack of funds.
/kidaˈkuzi/
English: A very sweet biscuit.
Watoto walipenda kula kidakuzi cha sukari.
The children loved eating the sweet biscuit.
/kiˈdama/
English: Predecessors; ancestors.
Tunapaswa kuheshimu kidama chetu.
We must respect our predecessors.
/kiˈdaŋɡa/
English: Tender young coconut.
Walitengeneza mboga kwa majani ya kidanga.
They made vegetables with the young coconut leaves.
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